American Civil War, Battle of Malvern Hill, 1862

Lithograph entitled and captioned: The battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862. Terrific bayonet charge of the Federal Troops and the final repulse of the Rebel Army. The Battle of Malvern Hill, also known as the Battle of Poindexter's Farm, took place on July 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, on the seventh and last day of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign) of the American Civil War. General Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed assaults on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill. The Confederates suffered more than 5, 300 casualties without gaining an inch of ground. Despite his victory, Major General George B. McClellan withdrew to entrench at Harrison's Landing on the James River, where his army was protected by gunboats, ending the Peninsula Campaign

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